 Welcome back to the breakfast here in plus TV Africa now Let's go to off the press where we have a review of the major stories making headlines across Nigeria this morning I am going to be starting with the daily independent newspapers and of course We'll be saying good morning to GD Johnson right after sharing these stories on the daily independent this morning big one That's talking about the economy. It says Nigeria's economic recovery slows as GDP drops by zero point nine eight percent I'm also tenable others shine at independent parliamentary awards Bandits get around telecoms shut down use walkie-talkies says the Katzner said government So once again the bandits get around telecoms shut down use walkie-talkies Asu shelves strike as by the Bia Miller intervenes Buhari signs climate change and con amendment bills into law And Buhari in favor of direct primaries says but a granular We are waiting on states for end size reports Buhari tells Anthony blinking and Impunity is Nigeria's greatest problem says PDP governors and size reporting circulation may not be authentic says the Lagos panel member And also poor visibility may disrupt flight operations nine met once those are the stories on the daily independent All right, let's move away from the daily independent and check out the leadership newspaper this morning and The board caption reads after three positive growths Niger's GDP slows to four point zero three percent Federal government blames impact of COVID-19 and dismisses looming food crisis expert pro for solutions say strong growth required No going back on direct primaries. You also have another caption by Jabi amila is quoted on that and Nigerian loses 30 million our daily as real workers down to and the federal government to pay Asu 12 point one seven billion narrow and allowances President Muhammad Buhari to the United States. We will act after our hashtag answers reports from states Quite interesting. That's the much we can take on the leadership newspaper this morning to the daily song fears in bios over gas leak Cano alleges in human treatment in detention and Bandits now use radio frequency walkie-talkie the victim narrates a 29-day ordeal with kidnappers in Niger state Also end sales report and waiting for song will Lou and other governors says President Buhari Commuters stranded as railway workers shut down train services nationwide and also so-called killing death toll hits 43 Bill to move CCT from executive to judiciary arm passes second reading And we can also find here why resigns climate change and amcom bills into law if a federal government excited over delisting Nigeria from religious violators records and I think those are the stories that we can take on the daily son All right moving away from the daily son We have the daily trust newspaper this morning and the boat caption reads train passengers stranded NRC loses millions as unions strike Traveling to Kaduna from Abuja by road risky 12 times for intra-city commuters and leaguers were engaged in union management This arrived as you find under the boat caption this morning Panda once I pop against territorial conquest move and you also have mpa exceeds revenue target and remit over 89.9 billionaire and Still looking at the front page of the daily trust newspaper. I am waiting and says reports from state Buhari tells the United States again conquer so and while he feuds force PDP to postpone Northwest Congress Nigeria us signed to point one seven billion dollar deal on education health and orders Talking about the strike as to federal government reach trance as Bajabia Mila intervenes This are some of the stories on the daily trust news before this morning Good morning GD Johnson Okay, so so let's start off with the the strike by the railway walkers. What are your thoughts? I mean, we're losing a lot of money 30 million era and the last time they had a review of salary was about 1983 you're ending 30,000 era after 30,000 era for workers and this is after this is up before deductions, so they left with like 26,000 era. Let's share your thoughts on that If you are familiar with the real system because I live very close to a railway station and My second school was my primary and second school school specialization And I come out with really way to go to school hours in university when I didn't want to go through What I mean some transportation you be familiar with the condition of Railway workers and the public condition as we've reached it Invested in infrastructure, but we don't we have not made serious investment in human resources And that has been the problem up to railway workers over the years and we thought that with federal government getting loans left at the center and investment in infrastructure of Relay service across the nation the welfare package of human resource that will manage this infrastructure will be looked into Here we are to be it is still the same since 1983 There are issues have been so I think government needs to look into that direction if you have a beautiful house And they give you two peaks to manage they will destroy the house They will destroy everything now if you have good infrastructure You have good policies and the people that are managing it. We don't take care of their welfare. It's just a matter of time The business will collapse and that's what's Basically affecting the railway system and that's what destroyed the real system in the first instance In in Nigeria and I think we should even go that path that part Again, there's a need for government to look into it There's an effort the minister of labor and productivity to ensure that all of these sectors that are going on strike What are the factors will can we resolve issues before it gets to the public domain of calling for a strike action? There are various unions and there are various levels of negotiations and there are various levels of leadership That should address this particular issue before we get to kill the down-truths and you have a lot of Commuters being stranded resources being wasted family is not being connected as a result of this distracts, so I Think I mentioned it in this direction must not get to this stage and this phase before The work for your work as a Very problem if you leave that story to the story of our suit and the speaker intervene in order for us to not to go on strike and some to the senior star association of University's In Nigeria is the same thing in doctors with cover strike What is the minister of productivity and all of these agencies? What are you doing to ensure that we have a better working conditions? working for government as well as the better labor Labor management relationship that you don't have to resort to strike the speaker does not have to intervene What as if you can go to do with them intervening weeks? With issues as to which strike the education ministry is there There are other agencies that will look into this whatever Agreement that we got federal government signs with us. We don't have to strike and strike and strike and strike and strike I recall we discussed this is your strike. I said this will not be the last time while I was in school as you went to strike before I was born as you were just trying to remain going on strike and we ask these questions What are the basis for us going on strike? We really need to federalize our educational system when the federalize your education assistant then each state will Each state will compete for resources And the rest issue if universities that are providing labor For the economy cannot be self-sufficient cannot generate revenue to sustain themselves They want to probably go at the providing for the country. So when they have to rely on government funding There's not that government should fund but with certain degree once you have funded the race education to a certain level Those universities with the kind of resources the intellect the knowledge and the expertise they have in their business administration In the engineering department in all of the faculties we have in their medical school She'll be able to generate revenue to sustain themselves and is who should be based on the environment Where they are because I don't believe we invest in legal should professor in legal should be handed the same the same salary For example, and the same allowance for for university professor in or yet. Let me just limit its address You know yet. Why should we have the condition of? living is various and so based on the peculiarities of each situation until we do that we see we have been Yes, right there. We are from heated academic activities and then we have a big a big graduates that are produced across one a big internet a big doctors a big journalist a big Everywhere because he's shorting the academic calendar. He tried to meet up because we were going to try Go on strike in academic institution. I don't see going on strike in academic. Anywhere else in the world it's patented all right, um, I remember also the interview that we had with the I think the head of the railway workers union, um, you know, and he explained further About the working conditions For these railway workers. They didn't have no proper accommodation, you know at their Terminals where they where the train stopped. They also Didn't even have spare parts, you know, so a couple of the trains where you know, I had broken down Some of the trains at good luck. Jonathan had I told you I leave I leave in In And I do is he do station. I am very very familiar with the railway system I am very young in just need to do is to take to take on the railway system We wrote to the for example we wrote to the minister and to the president concerning not providing a railway station For a flagship community that was named so I know about really I knew people that have worked in the railway system Just come just go to the terminal and see whether they have a changing room. Whether they have bathroom I can after this Show I can go and Take life life like images for you for you to see so I know what I'm talking about Whether they have a changing room, whether they have toilet facilities, whether they have All of those they are there. Whether they have places where they can even bury their head. It is clear The the resources that are being spent on these things compared to what they are Ism, or you go to and then don't don't forget that My grandfather My grandfather worked in the railway system. I get him upon it was He was he was a coach driver. So In the internet as well all this just look at the average We pay for railway system Emphasis has always been on the infrastructure Unless emphasis on the welfare of the workers All right, that's it All right, let's see on the daily song. I think the story is also repeated on the daily independent But it says here bandits now use radio frequency walkie-talkie Of course as a victim merits a 29 day ordeal if you remember also there was a time when Telecom services were shut down in katsina and on other states But of course now they are saying the bandits use walkie-talkies And I bandage use walkie-talkie can that not whether that's the reason why you want to narrow their options And they are now using frequencies Frequencies of walkie-talkie to that means that you can intercept if you have good intelligence. You can intercept You can intercept that frequency And gather your own intelligence. So that's not an excuse for the security agents. In actual sense This is a good development That the security agents could tap into in order to forestall the nefarious activities and the criminal activities of this of these terrorist elements That you call bandit But that I tend to be terrorists because they are terrorizing the lives and property of my grandson So using walkie-talkie shouldn't be an excuse. In fact, it plays into the hands of the intelligence agencies, the security agencies to infiltrate their camps because they'll be using frequency And once you can tap into that frequency you gather intelligence You need you need you need together We don't need for for a victim to come and to tell us that oh, this is this is our experience In what way The security agencies try to infiltrate this camp by planting their agents to be kidnapped Their own agents to be kidnapped By by these terrorists that We refer to as bandits and then you infiltrate their camps to gather intelligence And then smoke them out out of the nation But it is what it is We will be listening to and then we justify the money that has been Expended on security and fighting terrorists and fighting All right Let's talk about the Nigerian economy now looking at the daily independence newspaper. It says Nigeria's economic recovery slows as GDP drops by 0.98 percent And on the leadership is about the same thing after three positive growths. Nigeria's GDP slows to 4.03 percent Let's share your thoughts on that Yes, I want you to look at Look at they are talking about Economic growth growth in energy products The overall growth of the nation looking at it from economic it drops by 0.9 percent That's From economic point of view from from the human interest point of view. What is the cost of living in Nigeria? What is the standard of living in in Nigeria? If you look at this indicators, we will tell you if they are using the The GDP as an index to measure the performance of the economy under this particular And that it has dropped by 0.9 percent The growth does not reflect in the cost of living and in the standard of living Of an hybrid Niger. Nigerians are going Nigerians are going You and I and people like for People like you and I that are working that people who are working We need a number of calls and we need a number of texts in the cities You see from people to access for one form of help or the other So when they come around and you talk about this economic index using the gross domestic product, which is the total Economic activities of all All people to missile in Nigeria What the economic activity that takes place in Nigeria? Then you understand that That is not the fact though that I look at from I look at it from the perspective of the cost of living and the standard of living They give it if this GDP has dropped by 0.9 percent the cost of living and the standard of living has dropped by 50 percent All you just need to do is to look at commodity price index Just go to the market and look at the commodity price index and look at the standard And what Nigerians are set for in order for them to have the means of livelihood then you know that Does not actually reflect what is on ground that Nigerians are going to the inflations the inflation is high the The the price of commodities have gone up the price of goods and services are skyrocketed and Have the the the salary and the wages of Nigerians have not been increased to meet up with the challenges Of of these slow economic rules that has a more severe and direct impact on their standard and cost of living all right, um Junior Johnson now, let's talk about something, you know that has also made headlines In the last couple of days and that is the nsars report it's on the Daily independent this morning. It says we are waiting on states for nsars report Buhari tells antony blinkin. I think it's also on the daily sun. Yes. I'm waiting for song will do on other governors And that's also with the nsars report Get let's get your thoughts on that one. Um, what exactly is the price they're waiting for? Well, how many how many of us would it be when there was a when there was that gas explosion in Lagos? I would know when to Shoe To swing pictures and then what protocols are you putting in place to send a report the panoramic because as for their report to the governor I think that report they are various means which you get a report electronic means Digital technology has made life easier. It has broken The distance between time and space So you could you could get anything to anybody within within split within to be second Why would the price is an embarrassment? For the president to tell the secretary of state of united states and to believe in that We are waiting for the problem waiting for the governor concerning the world. I think if we call from the governors And it is part from the governors who will get this to to to to the president But the service is is is clear Is clear the spotlight is on this particular matter and that if it's one of the issues that was discussed with the state With the the secretary of state of united states it means that this particular matter is not going anywhere And I said it over time That people should forget that people should not forget that they are in comment for a limited period of time Nobody being government forever and ever and you'll be heard accounting for whatever happened under your stewardship When you're in government. So it's just the matter of time if the report is clear and there is A crime that is committed against against humanity in terms of Genocide or massacre or whatever you pay the price. It's just you pay the price. You see you pay the price There's nothing stopping anybody appearing before the international court of justice for crime against humanity So we live in a global society We live in a global community that if you are given the responsibility of managing the state resources You'll be heard accountable In office after you left office where you don't have any any immunity any immunity again. So It's good that this particular issue Was was an issue that the state it means that the global community are interested in what happened In that ends as protest and all those That engage in safe denial and safe deception and safe deletion That thought that does nothing actually happen in leki where it's becoming clearer and clearer by the day and that Um This report when it comes out when it comes into problem, do mean we see what government will do But i'm sure that there are people that are waiting to take this matter to the international international court international judicial system And so that those that are involved Those that have various levels of command that this thing happened under them with the other country police It's just it's just a matter of time. Yeah, but but you know, do we still have faith in the icc and also in antony blinkin because Um, a lot of people have also mentioned that the the united states or any other country in the west really Doesn't have that much interest in actual justice Uh for my in in situations like this, you know, they would always of course lean towards where their interests lie And the icc also over over time has not shown to be itself to be um a court That people have a lot of faith in Now it's a burden on the international community either to open their eyes to watch um the the the degradation and um the The the conclusion of the democratic space is is is there for them to to to no nation exists in isolation again Well the icc might over in the last few years Being a bit in a state of comatose But that does not foreclose the fact that some some strides have been taken even though we have not taken Giant steps with respect with respect with respect to that But if we have to wait for united state, I think we are missing it. You can solve your own problem That's where the issue of The the the organized civil society Comes into focus. They are big my own industry and own industry comes into focus There are some media organizations that engage in safety now That the natural sense people are killed or people are not killed when we are talking about we were told you after this Event after this encounter I can go to the railway station And then take pictures and send it for anybody that case to see it So it is clear for us not to go for america to solve our problem It is important for us as the media to bring it to the to the spotlight things that are wrong with the society so If we wait for america where their interest the world is for sure their interest that's Is enlightening same interest when it comes to international community and international relations However, if we bring this issue into the spotlight Regularly after watchdog and the custodian Of what is right in the society. I'm sure the international community will be embarrassed and they will be forced to do something To do something about about about this this issue, but internally what are we doing? What steps are we taking the agencies that you hold government accountable? Are we doing to hold government accountable? And what are we doing to draw spotlight to this particular issue over that matter? And the president said and twitter is burning Nigeria And twitter is burning Nigeria yet on october 1st the president made the pronouncement that the ban has been lifted Nothing has been done to that to that effect and the question asked and I did ask my student this question in the exam And that asked them to write their twitter and the two meter ferragomen has banned twitter I said ferragomen as a journalist the tinnish, you know, the way I scold them safe the The the the learned one I say as a journalist you are the planet you are the intelligent one and the knowledgeable one now You are the I say that again a journalist is The intelligent one and the knowledgeable one because no journalist must have a knowledge of it I said does the president have The power to ban twitter to stifle freedom of expression Does he have that power? I said my knowledge and understanding do my tell you yes He does not have the power is not within the purview of his power to ban to ban to ban twitter So it's our responsibility to enlighten the people to bring this issue into the public domain To let them know that actually this apple so we are holding government accountable And it's the watchdog not the laptop not the best dog Not the bad dog of authorities Yeah, but doesn't it make it harder doesn't it make it harder that you know like you've mentioned You know the systems that should checkmate and you put these people in check You know those systems really aren't in place or they are infunctional and doesn't it make it harder because they have been And sorry was judy johnson. They have been Investigative reports carried out by the media Um by the premium times and the likes even cnn, you know, and that was countered here and there But doesn't it make it harder that you're dealing with a government that denies every single drop of evidence that is put in in front of it Um, and and so no matter what the media does they're going to deny it That's why we that's why that's why we need to do more We keep doing what we need to do in order to put this issue in the front in the front in the front bonnet To put this issue in the front bonnet And we do when we we we just can't take a heist off the ball. You see when it's just unfortunate when governments The the the ultimate call of a journal is being betrothed And betrothed sim is not betrothed Betrothed sim to one party or one interest or sex line is to your nation your nation first not party not whatever you when we the imagines Of autocratic and despotic Government it is the media that draw attention to it and so that That france can stand that france time muster does not grow out out of the site And we saw the imagines of how government becomes authoritarian In their in the in their poster and in their disposition and that's why we are found ourselves Agree with you. We have done so much But we still need to do more we can we cannot be tired of doing what is our assignment and what is our responsibility In holding government in holding government in holding government Accountable, I agree with you. We have done we have done we have done much, but we still need to do more And we can't get out of holding them of holding them Accountable with respect with respect to To Government living up to his responsibility and not to patronize to patronize. Let me link that story All right. You did Johnson dependent hour Now let me just give me a minute. Okay. Now. Let me link that story to independent award Why should media organization be doing our and the winners of those awards are government officials It's not independent award. I'm also doing which lines in independent. What as I must done in the last I want as the new good done in it. I want to be clear Is it the social space? It's the economic space is in the political space Now you will give award to people that are elected and entrusted with public service to do something Or something and messy. Is there anybody in that studio or watching clapping for you for doing this job? I'm actually No, not at all. Now to reward people that are elected to serve the public Which what has the watchdog got to do? Where does the watchdog become the reward dog? It's insulting for media organization to organize award and to be given awards to governors and the rest of them And I love that because it particularly the print media organization And that's what has led to the state of comatose and the death Of the print media in Nigeria. Let them continue with that rubbish and that nonsense I'm thinking I will get them through So message, please forgive me for for for interrupting. I'm waiting for you now Say that you have messy on me. All right. So let's quickly share your thoughts on No going back on direct primaries Femi Bajabi amila has said that and The fact that a lot of persons are still very worried and concerned that maybe the governors of the apc might prevail On the president not to ascend to that bill because it consents I mean the issue of direct primaries is part of the proposed bill We are wasting their time That bill if the president signs into law cannot stand Cannot stand The test of time they cut we threw it out The national assembly cannot make laws For political parties they can't make laws On how political parties will run their system Don't forget that before these parties were registered They submitted their constitution to the independent national electoral commission Now a party we select a candidate is not a responsibility Of the national assembly is a responsibility of the internal octane Of that party has stated in its own constitution. These guys are engaging the exercise in fertility And some of them are but this into focus because they want to engage in survival mode Some of them are looking for means to perpetuate themselves in part. It should that be the concern of the national assembly Our party Beats and select a candidate. Look, let me tell you even where they said Hello, we can hear you In in in in enam bra state. Let me give you a test case in enam bra state. They said they had a direct primary In apc avi Now when they had the direct primary in apc We saw the total number of votes that And you back to win the apc primary He did not pull up in the main election He did not pull up to 40 percent no 20 30 percent of the of the of the result of the direct families It means that majority of the pc members that voted for him doing their parents is not vote for him doing their during the election These people are not serious. They don't even know why they are in the national assembly Is that of making legislation for the good For the good Embediment of the Nigerian site. They are making laws for palmaries and it that's the reason why the speaker is going to visit Is going to visit the the the president. Oh my god waste of state resources waste of states time and waste of We I don't know waste of energy let them pass the bill the bill you take the party where we organize that The party have their own constitution and the conscious state how to conduct themselves. That's why they were registered by enam And that responsibility does not fall with them All right, I think we can end the Conversation here jiddy johnson. Thank you so much Uh for joining us this morning and for sharing your thoughts with us on these very big stars Osar again Thank you very much and messy. Thank you for having messy and me for interjecting you And I hope god will not have messy on all of these people that are opposing this mess in this country All right, thank you. All right stay with us Of course, uh, we'll now move straight to uh today in history and share with you Something huge that happened on this day many years ago. We'll be back